Harness-mounting



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E. R. GAHOONE.

HARNESS MOUNTING.

No. 374,344.. Patented Dec. 6, 1887.

Q? w Edwmfi. Calwana 6Q, Jim/v BY W} ATTYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN R. OAHOONE, OF NEW'ARK, NEV JERSEY.

HARNESS-MOUNTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,344, dated December6, 1887.

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.which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of harness-mountings, particularlyharness-hooks, in which a partial covering-strip of plasticmaterial-such as celluloid or hard rubber-for giving a finish to thebody of the mounting is secured to the face of said body by fastenersformed in or on said body. In cases where said strip did not entirelyencircle the body metal, but formed terminal ends, said ends were helddown by extending the plastic covering material at said endslaterallyand downwardly at the opposite sides of said body,'so as to formdovetailed or locking flanges, which were held in side recesses in saidbody, thus locking said ends,without showing on the face of the mounting and thus marits beauty of finish; but by this construction, whilethe face of the mounting presented a clean or unbroken surface, the saidside flanges of plastic material were apparent when the mounting wasviewed in side elevation, and when viewed from this direc tion saidmounting was rendered deficient in beauty of finish by breaking orinterrupting the continuity of the bright metallic edge of the bodymetal at said ends, as will be understood.

It is the especial object of this invention to fasten the said ends ofthe plastic face covering or strip by providing fasteners thereatpartialcoverings and in the improved harness mountinghaving the constructionandarrange-- ments of parts substantially as w1ll be hereinafter setforth, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 111 which likeletters indicatecorresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1 illustrates anunfinished, and Fig. 2 a complete, check-hook which embodies thepeculiar features of this invention. Figs. 3and4=illustratecerta1n preferred details of construction. I

In said drawings, 1) is a casting or bed-piece, on the outer edge ofwhich are cast, integral therewith, lugs or pins and at or near the endsor extremities thereof are easton the face of the casting, or thesurface thereof whichhes in line with or on the plane with the surfaceto be covered, in a raised position, binding or clamping lugs c andf,which, when the covering (Z isprcsscd in place, are bent down over theedges or ends of said covering, holding the same firmly and securely inplace.

The lug c is cast so as to forma knob on the end of the hook and give afinish to the same, and serves the purpose of protecting the coveringfrom being torn up in the longitudinal direction of the hook. A web, 6,is cast at the end of the hook directly under the lug or knot 0, andserves to strengthen and keep the casting in shape when said lug c isbent over upon the covering. It also provides a fiat hearing for thehook in hammering down the lug. Said web 0 is dressedofi in finishingthe hook.

The'lugs'or pins 9 are cast at or nearly at right angles to the outersurface of the hook, and serve to hold the covering in place and preventmovementi-n a lateral direction. The said lugs may extend through thecovering, and, being polished, serve as ornaments, or

V depressions, g, from the side walls of which I prefer to have lugs gto project into the chamber of the depression, as shown in Fig. 4. Thecovering material being forced into the recesses, whether with lugs ornot, is held when the covered surface is convex, and there is no dangerof the casting projecting through the thin covering Wherea plain finishis desired.

The covering d may be of any plastic ma terial which, when pressedunder-suitable conditions, will close around said lugs or into saiddepressions and be held in the manner above described.

The curved or convex surface of the casting over which the covering ispressed is, as above intimated, influential in causing the coveringplane with the face to be covered, applying a covering material to saidsurface, and bending said lugs over the end of said covering,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with a metallic harnessmounting body having an endfastening-lug on the face of or in the plane with the surface to becovered, a finishing-strip, (1, held at the ends thereof to said body bysaid fasteninglug, whereby the lateral edges of said niounting at saidend present both the edges of the body and those of the coveringmaterials to view and the face of said covering is unbroken,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.-

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this22d day of July, 1886.

EDWIN R. OAI-IOONE. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PnLL, OSCAR A. MrorrEL.

